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Police Continue Saunders County Search for Nebraska Couple Believed Killed

Charges followed a reported confession by Sterling James, with searches guided by phone data.

Overview

  • Authorities say Hannah Neville, 26, Roberto Tanner, 27, and their unborn child are believed dead, with remains still unlocated.
  • Sterling James, 24, faces two counts of first-degree murder; his wife, Sayde Titus, 22, is charged with two counts of aiding and abetting.
  • Search teams concentrated near Malmo in Saunders County on Tuesday night into Wednesday, using drones after tips and digital evidence pointed to the area.
  • Police say James admitted to shooting the couple late Jan. 15 or early Jan. 16, then burying the bodies and setting Neville’s SUV on fire.
  • Phone data placed the victims at the suspects’ Lincoln address, then near South 27th and Emiline before Neville’s SUV was found burning around 12:30 a.m. Jan. 16; investigators note James is Tanner’s half-brother and are still probing motive.